{"id":22795,"date":"2023-03-28T12:11:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T12:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/28\/breaking-ufc-287-loses-massive-welterweight-matchup-to-injury\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T12:11:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T12:11:55","slug":"breaking-ufc-287-loses-massive-welterweight-matchup-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/28\/breaking-ufc-287-loses-massive-welterweight-matchup-to-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: UFC 287 loses massive welterweight matchup to injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3903332\" data-slug-id=\"1449317\">\n<p>The UFC 287 card recently suffered a huge blow with less than two weeks left before fight night.<\/p>\n<p>A welterweight matchup between perennial contenders Li Jingliang and Michael Chiesa has fallen through due to an injury. Jingliang initially announced on the Chinese social media platform Douyin that he won&#8217;t make it against Chiesa on April 8 due to a spine injury that could require surgery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed hidden-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/twitter\">\n<div class=\"tweet-outer-container\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"tweet-container\">\n<p>Li Jingliang announced on a social media platform, (Chinese version of TikTok) that he has suffered a spine injury and is out of his scheduled UFC 287 fight against Michael Chiesa<br \/>He may require surgery , but unknown yet<\/p>\n<div class=\"tweet-images-container images-count-1\">\n<div class=\"tweet-image-summary\" style=\"padding-bottom: 100%;\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/1a2d9-16799862992224-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/1a2d9-16799862992224-1920.jpg?w=720 720w ,https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/1a2d9-16799862992224-1920.jpg?w=840 840w, https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/1a2d9-16799862992224-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w , https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/1a2d9-16799862992224-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 720w,(max-width: 420px) 840w,(max-width: 600px) 1200w, 1920w\" alt=\"View image on Twitter\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/1a2d9-16799862992224-1920.jpg\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20680%20680%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayerMeni\/status\/1640436196143689731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"app-tweet-blockquote\"><p>Li Jingliang announced on a social media platform, (Chinese version of TikTok) that he has suffered a spine injury and is out of his scheduled UFC 287 fight against Michael ChiesaHe may require surgery , but unknown yet <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/neXahKUYx8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/neXahKUYx8<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>It remains unclear whether Chiesa has found a replacement for the UFC 287 fight card. &#8216;Maverick&#8217; hasn&#8217;t competed in a year and a half and will be looking to bounce back from a two-fight skid when he does. Meanwhile, Li Jingliang is coming off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-daniel-rodriguez-calls-rematch-li-jingliang-controversial-split-decision-win-ufc-279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">controversial split decision loss<\/a> against Daniel Rodriguez in September, making it three losses in five outings for &#8216;The Leech&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese standout was originally scheduled to face Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 but was handed the worst deal in a last-minute reshuffling due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-dana-white-ufc-accused-rigging-card-fans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Khamzat Chimaev&#8217;s massive weight miss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC 287 card looks like this after the recent cancelation:<\/p>\n<p><em>Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya \u2013 for middleweight title<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Christian Rodriguez vs. Raul Rosas Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chris Curtis vs. Kelvin Gastelum<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Michael Chiesa vs. TBA<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gerald Meerschaert vs. Joseph Pyfer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cynthia Calvillo vs. Lupita Godinez<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Luana Pinheiro vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Steve Garcia vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chris Barnett vs. Chase Sherman<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ignacio Bahamondes vs. TBA<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jaqueline Amorim vs. Sam Hughes<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"reply-input-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"reply-section-container\" parent-comment-id=\"\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pic-near-reply-box\" src=\"\" alt=\"Profile picture\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<template id=\"gif-box-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><template id=\"reply-input-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"reply-section-container\" parent-comment-id=\"\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"pic-near-reply-box\" src=\"\" alt=\"Profile picture\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><br \/>\n<template id=\"gif-box-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script> \nvar fbPixelFired = false;\ndocument.addEventListener(\"scroll\", function() { loadFBPixel() });\ndocument.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", function() { loadFBPixel() });\nfunction loadFBPixel() {\nif(fbPixelFired) {\nreturn;\n}\nfbPixelFired = true;\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? \nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, \ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '952063904834769'); \nfbq('track', \"PageView\");\nfbq('track', 'ViewContent');\n}\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/news-ufc-287-loses-massive-welterweight-matchup-injury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC 287 card recently suffered a huge blow with less than two weeks left before fight night. 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